Whor"tle*ber`ry (?), n. [AS. wyrtil a small shrub (dim. of wyrt wort) + E. berry. See Wort, and cf. Huckleberry, Hurtleberry.] Bot. (a)

In England, the fruit of Vaccinium Myrtillus; also, the plant itself. See Bilberry, 1.

(b)

The fruit of several shrubby plants of the genus Gaylussacia; also, any one of these plants. See Huckleberry.

 

© Webster 1913.

Log in or register to write something here or to contact authors.